Recognised as Colour
#BD9C06
- #BD9C06
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BD9C06 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 156, 6 and HSL 49°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BD9C06#BD9C06
HEX#BD9C06
RGBrgb(189, 156, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6118, 0.0235
RGB percentages74.1%, 61.2%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(49.2, 93.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 96.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 96.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,246
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9C06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4263F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0627BD
Analogous#BD4106, #82BD06
Triadic#06BD9C, #9C06BD
Split complementary#0682BD, #4106BD
Tetradic#06BD41, #0627BD, #BD0682
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G156
B6
Red189 (74.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue49.18°
Saturation (HSL)93.85%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9C · B 06
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